Cleveland Clinic, Canon to establish medical imaging research center
Joint research projects will focus on pre-clinical imaging, human imaging and image analysis in cardiology, neurology and musculoskeletal medicine.
Ransomware attack at Ardent Health Services disrupts operations in multiple states
The for-profit hospital operator is rescheduling some non-emergent procedures and asking ambulances to divert patients as it restores its IT systems.
340B drug discount program yields mixed evidence on how hospitals use funds
Researchers reviewed almost 300 pieces of literature on 340B and found some studies suggested hospitals were using savings from the program for purposes “seemingly unrelated” to patient care.
Advocate Health slows growth in Q3
The nonprofit remained in the black for the first nine months of 2023, but performance dipped slightly in the third quarter.
AI to take center stage in healthcare in 2024
Five predictions on how AI will change healthcare.
Unifying the experience of 20,000 TeamHealth employees
Research from PwC and Gallup shows that organizations with highly engaged employees outperform their counterparts by 147% in earnings per share.
Average per-worker cost of health benefits rose by 5.2% in 2023: survey
Inflation is a contributor to the increase, but rising prescription drug costs are likely to have a longer-term impact, according to a Mercer report.
Intermountain Health financials are in the black, but down from 2022
The Salt Lake City-based operator posted $912 million in net income for the first nine months of 2023, down from the $2.2 billion reported last year.
Insurers’ financial outlook stable despite higher MA utilization: Moody’s
Publicly traded health insurers’ financial results held steady in the third quarter, boosted by strong investment income and membership growth, according to the credit ratings agency.
Healthcare bankruptcies are rising. Here are five major filings so far in 2023.
Bankruptcies have spiked this year as federal COVID-19 funding lapsed and heightened interest rates, regulatory changes and labor shortages squeezed the sector.